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New York State Information Technology Workforce Skills Assessment Statewide Survey Results

Abstract

Executive Summary

Introduction

New York State IT Workforce and Leadership Profiles

Skill Proficiency Ratings

Training Demand

IT Competency Framework

Three-year IT Skills Forecast

Gap Analysis

Workforce Development Considerations

Conclusions and Future Considerations

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Project Sponsors and Participants

Appendix C: Skill Definitions

Appendix D: Employee Survey Questions

Appendix E: Data Tables
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Appendix E: Data Tables

Table E5. Skill proficiency ratings by job specialty, page 3

* Means calculated on a five-point rating scale: 1 = None, 2 = Basic, 3= Intermediate, 4 = Advanced, 5 = Expert.

Technology managers
 		 
Database specialists
 		 
Datacomm/telecomm specialists
 		 
Skill
 
Mean*
 
Skill
 
Mean*
 
Skill
 
Mean*
 
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
 
1.71
 
Unified messaging services
 
1.58
 
Website management
 
1.56
 
Decision support systems
 
1.70
 
Java
 
1.58
 
Satellite technologies
 
1.55
 
Unisys mainframe
 
1.67
 
Network configuration
 
1.58
 
Mainframe operations
 
1.55
 
Website privacy
 
1.67
 
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
 
1.57
 
Collaboration software
 
1.54
 
Web servers
 
1.67
 
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
 
1.56
 
C
 
1.53
 
Microsoft SQL
 
1.66
 
Visual Basic Script
 
1.56
 
IBM mainframe
 
1.53
 
Modeling & simulation
 
1.65
 
Business continuity planning
 
1.53
 
Data warehousing
 
1.49
 
Visual Basic
 
1.64
 
JavaScript
 
1.53
 
Microsoft SQL
 
1.49
 
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
 
1.61
 
Website privacy
 
1.52
 
C ++
 
1.49
 
IBM/ DB2
 
1.59
 
Contract management & vendor relations
 
1.50
 
Website accessibility
 
1.48
 
Metadata management
 
1.59
 
Linux operating systems
 
1.50
 
Cryptology
 
1.47
 
Firewalls
 
1.57
 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
 
1.48
 
Website privacy
 
1.45
 
Website search administration
 
1.56
 
IT procurement
 
1.48
 
Visual Basic Script
 
1.45
 
Novell operating systems
 
1.56
 
XML/XSL
 
1.47
 
Mac OS/ OS X operating systems
 
1.44
 
Broadband technologies
 
1.55
 
IT asset management
 
1.45
 
Website search administration
 
1.44
 
C
 
1.49
 
Mobile computing
 
1.45
 
Fortran
 
1.43
 
Visual Basic Script
 
1.46
 
Website search administration
 
1.42
 
Content management
 
1.43
 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
 
1.45
 
Wide Area Networks (WAN)
 
1.41
 
Unisys mainframe
 
1.38
 
Computer forensics
 
1.44
 
Novell operating systems
 
1.39
 
Modeling & simulation
 
1.37
 
Linux operating systems
 
1.43
 
PowerBuilder
 
1.39
 
Biometrics
 
1.37
 
Unified Modeling Language (UML)
 
1.41
 
MYSQL
 
1.38
 
SQL
 
1.35
 
Biometrics
 
1.41
 
Unified Messaging Language (UML)
 
1.36
 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
 
1.33
 
Voice over IP
 
1.40
 
Wireless technologies
 
1.35
 
Rapid Application Development (RAD)/ Prototyping
 
1.32
 
XML/XSL
 
1.39
 
Firewalls
 
1.34
 
Joint Application Development (JAD)
 
1.31
 
Video imaging
 
1.38
 
Perl/CGI
 
1.34
 
Oracle
 
1.30
 
C ++
 
1.38
 
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
 
1.33
 
JavaScript
 
1.28
 
JavaScript
 
1.38
 
Mac OS/ OS X operating systems
 
1.31
 
Java
 
1.26
 
Java
 
1.37
 
Computer forensics
 
1.30
 
Decision support systems
 
1.25
 
Cryptology
 
1.37
 
Broadband technologies
 
1.29
 
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
 
1.23
 
Telephone/ PBX
 
1.36
 
Cryptology
 
1.27
 
MYSQL
 
1.23
 
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
 
1.32
 
Visual Studio .NET
 
1.26
 
Visual Studio .NET
 
1.21
 
Cellular technologies
 
1.32
 
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
 
1.23
 
IBM/ DB2
 
1.20
 
Visual Studio .NET
 
1.26
 
Oracle Jdeveloper Studio
 
1.21
 
XML/XSL
 
1.20
 
Satellite technologies
 
1.24
 
Telephone/ PBX
 
1.18
 
Metadata management
 
1.20
 
Web-based graphics & multimedia
 
1.24
 
Cellular technologies
 
1.18
 
Perl/CGI
 
1.19
 
MYSQL
 
1.23
 
Video imaging
 
1.17
 
Unified Modeling Language (UML)
 
1.19
 
PowerBuilder
 
1.21
 
Biometrics
 
1.17
 
Web-based graphics & multimedia
 
1.19
 
IBM WebSphere Studio
 
1.21
 
Voice over IP
 
1.16
 
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
 
1.18
 
Perl/CGI
 
1.21
 
Web-based graphics & multimedia
 
1.15
 
IBM WebSphere Studio
 
1.15
 
ColdFusion
 
1.16
 
Satellite technologies
 
1.14
 
Java Studio
 
1.12
 
Mac OS/ OS X operating systems
 
1.12
 
IBM WebSphere Studio
 
1.11
 
PowerBuilder
 
1.11
 
Java Studio
 
1.12
 
Java Studio
 
1.10
 
ColdFusion
 
1.09
 
Eclipse
 
1.11
 
ColdFusion
 
1.09
 
Oracle Jdeveloper Studio
 
1.09
 
Oracle Jdeveloper Studio
 
1.09
 
Eclipse
 
1.08
 
Borland JBuilder
 
1.07
 
Borland JBuilder
 
1.05
 
PHP
 
1.08
 
PHP
 
1.07
 
PHP
 
1.04
 
Borland JBuilder
 
1.07
 
Eclipse
 
1.06